playing around with ragdoll

Berserker_4d

ragdoll physics are something that have amazed me ever since i was first introduced to them in max payne 2, ive since bough practically every game with it just to play around with the physics,

however to my dismay, (i shouldve got the hint when my PC could barely run ut2k3) my computer cannot run HL2 for crap, so im missing out on garys mod, and im missing any chance i have at seeing my models all ragdolled up,

is there any EASY way i could ragdoll a model ive made in 3dmax and play around with it? in some freeware game or program out there

KDR_11k

I think UT2kX's UEd can do a ragdoll simulation.

Eric Chadwick

http://www.novodex.com/downloads.html
Novodex Rocket has a (simple) ragdoll in it already, and you can throw it, shoot balls at it, etc. Not sure how to import new models, but they do include lots of help. Tons of fun demos in there.

Hollowmind

What you need is the KAT (Karma Authoring Tool) program that comes with UT2003/4. That's the program used for editing and setting up the ragdolls for those games. You'll also need the ActorX plug-in to export the reference PSK file from Max so that you can import that into KAT to play around with the ragdolls.

TorQue[MoD]

Max 7 has ragdoll effects in it now, but I don't believe its real time. Try taking a look at the ODE or Newton Physics engine demos. ODE has this really neat ragdoll game called something weird like Stravutuat or some odd word I couldn't possibly pronounce or spell, but just do a search for ODE physics on google.